chemotherapy

BrE /kɛməˈθɒlədʒi/ AmE /ˌtʃɛmoʊˈθɑːrəpi/

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1 MEDICAL TREATMENT [uncountable] B2

a medical treatment for cancer that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells

quimioterapia

Collocations chemotherapy treatment · have chemotherapy

  • She is undergoing chemotherapy.

    Ella está recibiendo quimioterapia.

2 SIDE EFFECTS [uncountable] C1

the side effects of having chemotherapy, such as feeling very tired or sick

efectos secundarios de la quimioterapia

Collocations chemotherapy side effects · suffer from chemotherapy

  • He is suffering from the side effects of his chemotherapy.

    Él está sufriendo los efectos secundarios de su quimioterapia.